Gene Action and Mutations

Part I: Gene Mutations

AATGCCAGTGGTTCGCAC

1. Write the sequence of the complementary DNA strand.

2. Write the sequence of the mRNA strand from the master strand of DNA.
3. Write the amino acid chain that results from this master DNA strand (use the
amino acid chart).
4. If the seventh nucleotide in the master strand was changed from an A to a T,
what would the resulting mRNA strand be?
5. Using the mRNA strand from #4, what would the amino acid chain be?
6. What type of mutation is described in #4 and #5?
7. If a G were added to the master strand of DNA after the third nucleotide (T),
what would the resulting mRNA strand look like?
8. Write the amino acid chain that results from the mRNA strand in #7.
9. What type of mutation is described in #7 and #8?
10. If the fourth nucleotide was deleted from the master strand on DNA, what
would the resulting mRNA strand look like?
11. Write the amino acid chain that results from the mRNA strand in #10.
12. What type of mutation is described in #10 and #11?

Part II: Chromosome Mutations

Name the following mutations in 13 – 16.
13.
A A
B C
C D
D E
E F
F
14.
U A U A
V B V B
W C W C
X D X D
Y E E
Z F F
Y
Z

15.
a A A A a
B B B B B
C C C C C
D D D D D
e E E E e
f F F F f

16.
A A
B D
C C
D B
E E
F F

17. If an organism is 2n, they are __________.

18. If an organism is n, they are __________.
19. If an organism is 3n, they are __________.
20. Chromosomal mutations occur because of a mistake in __________.